FEATURE ARTICLE
Minister Humphreys leads Enterprise Ireland's trade mission to the UK

 

 

Minister Heather Humphreys and Enterprise Ireland's CEO Julie Sinnamon discovered how Malone Group utilise robot and cobot solutions in industrial applications during Enterprise Ireland's Trade Mission to Manchester, Birmingham and the Midlands. 


How the Irish are building Benelux
 

Sunday Independent:Irish high-tech construction companies are delivering some of Benelux's biggest data centre and pharmaceutical projects, on time and on budget. 


Prepare for Brexit - supports available

The full list of Brexit supports is now included in our Brexit brochure available to download here:

 


INDUSTRY NEWS
Galway medtech company wins €3.6m funding
Irish Times
 

A Galway-headquartered medical technology company has received €3.6 million in grant funding which will help it commercialise a device to treat a colorectal condition.


Seamus Mulligan leads €12m funding for cell therapy start-up
Irish Times
 

Serial entrepreneur Seamus Mulligan has led €12 million fundraising for an Irish business at the cutting edge of cell therapy.


FenestraPro aims to double staff numbers after raising €1.2m
Irish Times
 

Dublin-based technology company FenestraPro is set to double its staff numbers having raised €1.2 million in seed funding.


Orreco gets hole in one as golfers chip in on €1.3m funding round
Irish Times
 

Golfer Graeme McDowell and Padraig Harrington’s caddie Ronan Floodare are among the investors to have backed Irish sports tech company Orreco as it closes off a €1.3 million Series A funding round.


Intellectual property: how to protect your intangible assets
Irish Times
 

Enterprise Ireland’s intellectual property (IP) strategy offer is aimed at helping companies secure the maximum value from their R&D and innovation activities.


Get access to UK market reports ahead of Brexit
 

Read the latest blog from Enterprise Ireland's Market Research Centre which details some of the UK market reports available to client companies.


CroíValve is at the heart of the future of medtech
Silicon Republic
 

'CroíValve is developing a solution to fix one of the valves in your heart, the tricuspid valve, without the need for surgery,' explained CroíValve co-founder and CEO Dr Lucy O’Keeffe.


NadiFin’s Pascal Bouvier: ‘We’re focused on finding the best start-ups’
Silicon Republic
 

Dublin and Luxembourg will be key locations for a new global fintech accelerator with €100,000 for the winning start-up.


Trinity spin-out wins international investment for wound closure device at medtech summit
TechCentral.ie
 

Starling Surgical, a medical device technology in development at Trinity College Dublin has won an international medtech investment pitch event with MedTech Innovator at the MedTech Strategist Innovation Summit.


Tipperary company Campion Pumps receive Pump Industry Award for 'Project of the Year'
Tipperary Live
 

Campion Pumps and Irish Water have been awarded Project of the Year in the Pump Industry Awards for specialist engineering works carried out at Inniscarra Dam.


Med in Ireland 2019 – Opportunities for Medtech & Healthcare companies

Enterprise Ireland's largest medical technologies inward buyer event returns to Dublin's RDS on 10th October 2019. Registration is open until 29th April.

 


UPCOMING EVENTS
18 April 2019: Competitive Start Fund Workshop, Cork
23 April 2019: CSF Application Support Workshop, Dublin
30 April 2019: Closing date for applications for Go Global 4 Growth Programme
30 April 2019: Design for Business Advantage Networking Morning, Dublin
01 May 2019: Agile Innovation Event, Portlaoise
02 May 2019: Exporter Development Workshop, Monaghan
22 May 2019: Enterprise Excellence Ireland, Dublin
IRISH ADVANTAGE
HireUp provides referral app for the smartphone generation
 

Sometimes the most obvious solution to a problem is the last to get adopted, but as the pressure to find suitable talent grows, referral schemes are taking centre stage and a new app is making a big difference in recruitment.


Get your business promoted internationally #IrishAdvantage

Enterprise Ireland client companies can increase their exposure to overseas businesses and can avail of several marketing opportunities through the #IrishAdvantage campaign. Find out how you can register your business here.

 


GLOBAL AMBITION
Senior water industry executive Trevor Bishop outlines opportunities as UK enters five-year plan
 

Following a keynote speech at the Enterprise Ireland and Wet Networks (an Arup and WRC initiative) Water Innovation Seminar, Trevor Bishop spoke to Enterprise Ireland to discuss key issues explored at the event.


Enterprise Ireland's Market Discovery Fund #GlobalAmbition

The Market Discovery Fund is designed to help companies meet the key challenges of market research, helping businesses take their first steps into new markets.